Date range taken from P. A H. Brown's London publishers and printers c. 1800-1870, p. 100
First sentence: "Formerly in one of the provices of the kingdom of China, there lived a tailor whose name was Mustapha, who was so poor that could hardly subsist himself and family, which consisted of a wife and one son, named Aladdin, who was a very idle boy, insomuch, that by his behaviour he broke his father's heart, who died when Aladdin was only fourteen years of age."
Includes 7 woodcuts
Text continues onto p. [4] of wrapper
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Buff pictorial paper wrappers. 7 woodcuts in text with hand-coloured cut on title page
Date range taken from P. A H. Brown's London publishers and printers c. 1800-1870, p. 100. First sentence: "Formerly in one of the provices of the kingdom of China, there lived a tailor whose name was Mustapha, who was so poor that could hardly subsist himself and family, which consisted of a wife and one son, named Aladdin, who was a very idle boy, insomuch, that by his behaviour he broke his father's heart, who died when Aladdin was only fourteen years of age." Includes 7 woodcuts. Text continues onto p. [4] of wrapper. Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Buff pictorial paper wrappers. 7 woodcuts in text with hand-coloured cut on title page.